Joey Wagoner
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Joey Wagoner
@joeywagoner.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. I study how people’s identities and ideologies impact various aspects of their life.
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How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications.

My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/

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Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology
Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d
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February 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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MAGA: “Songs should be in English”

Kid Rock:
February 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’
While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working.

This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose.

Let me explain & offer some advice.
February 4, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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“I don’t know anything about it” says the guy who posted 3x about it on Friday and Saturday
February 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Since I'm pretty sure this administration doesn't realize this document exists, it would be worth downloading the 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment on foreign threats to the U.S. elections before it disappears, which includes the following finding:
www.dni.gov/index.php/ne...
January 30, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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When I think about measles I think about the number 1,000. Thats the number that epidemiologists use to explain harm from measles in children. With 1,000 cases, about 200 children will require hospitalization, 50 will develop pneumonia, and one to three will die.

South Carolina is at 789.
January 28, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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I know this feels impossible now, but I swear, on January 6 itself, there was a pretty broad bipartisan consensus that storming the Capitol to find and kill lawmakers was bad, and that Trump was responsible for inciting his followers to try it
January 6, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Bending your institution to meet the prejudices of your dumbest, meanest students is a surefire way to destroy a university.

Now any student can just scrawl “the Bible says this is wrong” on any test and skate to an A at the Oklahoma Football Outlet and Diploma Factory.
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Dec 24
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Coverage in NYT (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/t...
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Horrific use of psychological testing, up there with the 20th century's worst practices: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Many have asked for the LLM Survey paper. The release was bungled a bit by PNAS, but it is live now: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The potential existential threat of large language models to online survey research | PNAS
The advancement of large language models poses a severe, potentially existential threat to online survey research, a fundamental tool for data coll...
www.pnas.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Mar-a-Lago guests feasting on fancy meals while a music video falsely claiming Trump won in 2020 plays on the side screens
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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It’s hard to believe but there was a cartoon about an immigrant mouse and it was seen as totally fine and not controversial and not woke because it was an aspirational and nice thing about America that people could come here and find a better life
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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BREAKING: The FBI has fired agents photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest that followed the death of George Floyd, AP sources say.
FBI fires agents photographed kneeling during 2020 racial justice protest, AP sources say
The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
bit.ly
September 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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JERUSALEM (AP) — In 'unprecedented operation,' Israeli army takes over mobile phones of Gaza residents to carry Netanyahu UN speech live.
September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Just a reminder that Republican candidate Valentina Gomez posted a video simulating the execution of a migrant in December
September 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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"it's too much liquid" going into the baby, instantly up there with the injecting bleach moment.
Trump: "It's too much liquid. Too many different things are going into that baby at too big a number. The size of this thing when you look at it. It's like 80 different vaccines and beyond vaccines."
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I am pleased to announce that the Department of Psychology at UCCS is hiring an Assistant Professor of Clinical or Counseling Psychology with a Trauma Emphasis. The application deadline is October 1, 2025. I am on the hiring committee, so feel free to reach out to me with any questions.
Assistant Professor of Clinical or Counseling Psychology with a Trauma Emphasis
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
cu.taleo.net
September 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM